A Proposal Response On Climate Change And 192 Countries

Recommendation This policy memo response the People’s Climate March held on New York, September 21, 2014, by focusing on how to decrease New York’s level greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent by 2050 from 2005 levels . Despite the fact that 195 countries have become Parties to The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and 192 countries have signed the protocol , the climate crisis has not been solved but accelerated. By introduction a new energy-efficient standard in New York City to both public and private buildings could largely relieve this intensified situation and help sustain momentum from the People’s Climate March. This new proposal will transform New York City into an eco-friendly city with less greenhouse gas†¦show more content†¦Big cities like New York with dense popularity should be extremely concerned about this phenomenon by introducing new feasible energy saving proposal to mollify this challenge. One of the main solution is to decrease or maintain the same greenhouse gas (GHG) emission level for temperature control. Since nearly three-quarters of the GHG in New York City is emit from buildings , targeted project aim at renew existing low energy efficiency building and expand more new clean energy technology in both public and private housing. The new plan named â€Å"New City, Built to Last† should be activate to transform New York City’s Buildings for a Low-Carbon Future . With this affordable project, every citizen could enjoy the benefit of an advanced low-carbon city, improving the public health in long-term. Moreover, the new plan will generate large amount of addition job positions to better boost the economy. To better analysis the effect of this new plan, a stakeholder map is illustrate below, by placing each stakeholder in their position. The most affected group will be residents living in New York which could be grouped by low income, middle income and high income residents. The low income residents tend to have negative attitude since they pay a higher share of their rent for energy than wealthier residents, and often live in less-efficient buildings. An